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Tom Brady and Bucs Underdogs in Week One Versus New Orleans, Would Snap GOAT’s Record Streak
Tom Brady is an underdog for the first time in many years, as his new team – the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – is being spotted points by the New Orleans Saints in week one of the NFL season. The NFL unveiled its...
Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning Favored Against Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady in Charity Golf Match
Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning are the betting favorites in their golf match against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady. The match is set to be played May 24 at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound, Florida. The front nine will be four-ball...
Macau Folds on Levying Entrance Fee on Tourists, Casinos Rejoice
Officials in Macau are ending their considerations of imposing an entrance tax on tourists arriving in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR). Following a record year in 2019 where more than 39.4 million visitors ventured into the enclave, the Macau Government Tourism...
Foxwoods Casino Details Reopening Plans, Will Clean Chips and Swap Out Playing Cards More Frequently
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, is revealing some of the health protection measures it's implementing that will allow the property to safely reopen once deemed appropriate. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Chairman Rodney Butler took ABC's Nightline through the massive resort this week....
Atlantic City Casinos Could Miss Out on Busy Summer Months, as New Jersey Extends Emergency Order
Atlantic City casinos will remain closed through at least June 6 after New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) extended his public health emergency. The first-term Democratic governor says the extension does not mean the data is showing that the stay-at-home mandate and...
Henderson Councilwoman Declares Coronavirus ‘Mission Accomplished,’ Urges Economic Reopening
Henderson Councilwoman Michelle Romero (Ward 1) believes the city has successfully contained COVID-19, and it's time to get the local economy back up and running. Romero wrote Henderson Chamber of Commerce CEO Scott Muelrath over the weekend to express her opinion that...
Closed Maryland Casinos Costs State $60M in April, Education Loses $45M
Maryland casinos won $145.23 million in April of 2019, but $0 last month, as all six gaming properties were closed by COVID-19. It might take many years to fully evaluate the total economic damage caused by the coronavirus. But the shuttering of...
Brazil Lawmaker Believes Casinos Cure for Coronavirus, Gambling Can Heal Economy
A lawmaker in Brazil says legalizing commercial casinos would help South America's largest country rebound from the economic devastation of COVID-19. While many countries around the world have seemingly crossed the peak of the coronavirus and flattened the curve, the disease is...
Missouri Senate Includes Truck Stop Pull Tabs in Latest Budget, Controversy Ensues
The Missouri Senate's latest budget plan allows truck stops to sell pull tabs, a controversial decision that has garnered many critics in The Show-Me State. The Missouri General Assembly is scrambling to put a budget on Gov. Mike Parson's (R) desk by...
Japan Extends Emergency Declaration Through May, Casino IR Timeline Unchanged
Japan's Prime Minister has extended his nationwide state of emergency through the end of the month, as the country continues to see a rise in COVID-19 cases. Japan has more than 15,200 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and the disease has been...
